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Many USAR/NG soldiers never deploy during their military careers, and a growing body of evidence suggests that they are also at risk for problems with substance use and mental health. However, literature on USAR/NG soldiers has primarily focused on the effects of combat. Through the use of epidemiologic research methods, this dissertation expands our understanding of never-deployed USAR/NG soldiers, their experiences, and what factors might contribute to their well-being.The first aim of this research was to examine the relations between negative emotions related to having never have been deployed and a range of alcohol use outcomes, as well as to examine potential differences by sex among a sample of never-deployed USAR/NG soldiers (N = 174). The second aim of this research was to compare indicators of mental health, substance use, and resiliency according to deployment status, as well as to examine the relative salience of these factors to psychosocial problems among a sample of USAR/NG soldiers (N = 404). The third aim of this research was to examine the potential protective effects of unit support, marital satisfaction, and psychological hardiness on a range of mental health outcomes, and to examine potential differences by deployment status among a sample of USAR/NG soldiers (N = 360)."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Never Deployed, But Still at Risk: Substance Use and Mental Health Problems Among Reserve/Guard Soldiers"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Homish, Gregory","Community Health and Health Behavior"],"dc:creator":["Hoopsick, Rachel"],"dc:date":["2019-10-29T16:47:46Z","2019","2019-08-01 12:07:56"],"dc:description":["Ph.D.","There are over 800,000 service members in Reserve Components of the military, the majority of whom are United States Army Reserve and National Guard (USAR/NG) soldiers (Defense Manpower Data Center, 2019). 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